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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/lizard-squad.jpeg" alt="18501" title="" width="400" height="400" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></p><p>If you woke up on Christmas morning and found Santa placed something <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="1">XBox</span> or Playstation under the tree, you also found that someone placed coal in your stocking as <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="2">XBox</span> Live and the Playstation Network were down.</p><p>As of today, <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="3">XBox</span> is back up, but <span data-scayt_word="PSN" data-scaytid="7">PSN</span> is still down.</p><p>The official <a href="http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-live-status" target="_blank"><span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="4">XBox</span> Live service status</a> reads everything is up and running.</p><p><a href="https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/237/~/psn-status%3A-online" target="_blank"><span data-scayt_word="PSN" data-scaytid="8">PSN</span> status</a> says it's still down, and it appears the status page can't handle all the regular traffic as at times it says there is an error - which isn't directly related to the <span data-scayt_word="DDOS" data-scaytid="10">DDoS</span> attack - it's everyone checking to see if the <span data-scayt_word="PSN" data-scaytid="9">PSN</span> is back up, and ironically, the server can't handle all the requests.</p><p>The good news is that early this morning the official <span data-scayt_word="AskPlaystation" data-scaytid="13">AskPlaystation</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/AskPlayStation" target="_blank">Twitter</a> feed posted that the <span data-scayt_word="PSN" data-scaytid="12">PSN</span> is gradually coming back online. I just checked mine, and it's still down; you may want to check to see if the&nbsp;<span data-scayt_word="PSN" data-scaytid="38">PSN</span> is up and running for you.</p><p>The group claiming to be responsible for the attack is the "<a href="http://twitter.com/fuckcrucifix" target="_blank">Lizard Squad</a>," who have now moved on from attacking <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="58">XBox</span> Live and <span data-scayt_word="PSN" data-scaytid="60">PSN</span> to go after the TOR browser.</p><p>What the Lizard&nbsp;Squad did is basically gather a zombie army of computers and directed them all at the <span data-scayt_word="PSN" data-scaytid="81">PSN</span> and <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="85">XBox</span> Live. The Squad hacked into other computers, controlled them remotely without the users knowledge, and sent tons of requests aimed at the Playstation Network and <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="127">XBox</span> Live, which crashed the servers due too much bot traffic. Some of these <span data-scayt_word="botnet" data-scaytid="174">botnet</span> networks are actually millions of computers strong, and if they are repeatedly hitting the server over and over (in various ways), that's when the server fails.</p><p>So why did the Lizard Squad do it?</p><p>Too much time on their hands? Maybe. Need of a girlfriend? Probably (comic book readers get this all the time, too, guys). One member claimed they did it to raise awareness due to the fact that Microsoft and Sony charge too much, and they don't put anything back into their security. A member claimed that said <span data-scayt_word="DDOS" data-scaytid="252">DDoS</span> attack could have easily been prevented, and the Lizard Squad did give at least a month's notice. The bad news is that the Squad is stating the attacks won't stop until Sony and Microsoft both learn from the attack and upgrade their security accordingly.</p><div class="view view-node-gallery-gallery-image-views view-id-node_gallery_gallery_image_views view-display-id-page_2 view-dom-id-1">
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Lizard SquadPlaystationps3PS4XBoxXbox 360XBox LiveXBox OneSat, 27 Dec 2014 19:57:00 +0000editorm10134289 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.comXBox Live Down Possibly Due To Hackershttp://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/xbox-live-down-possibly-due-hackers
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/xbox-live.jpg" alt="18064" title="" width="600" height="212" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></p><p>Attempting to sign on to&nbsp;<span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="11">XBox</span> Live may result in a connection error.</p><p>Now it's learned hackers may be responsible for taking down the <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="12">XBox</span> Live network, which affects <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="13">XBox</span> 360 and <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="14">XBox</span> One.</p><p>The Lizard Squad on Twitter are taking responsibility for the attack, who also were said to be behind a similar attack against Sony's Playstation network earlier this year.</p><p>The group has also promised to take <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="15">XBox</span> Live down again this Christmas.</p><p>Microsoft has yet to comment.</p><p><strong>Update:</strong> It's said users in Canada and the United States were affected as a result of a denial-of-service attack. The XBox Live servers are now back online (3:04 am ET).</p><div align="center"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Xbox Live <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/offline?src=hash">#offline</a></p>— Lizard Squad (<span data-scayt_word="@LizardPatrol" data-scaytid="18">@LizardPatrol</span>) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/539594137117667328">December 2, 2014</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Just some preparation for Christmas.</p>— Lizard Squad (<span data-scayt_word="@LizardPatrol" data-scaytid="19">@LizardPatrol</span>) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/539595740121956353">December 2, 2014</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>That's a small dose of what's to come on Christmas. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LizardSquad?src=hash">#<span data-scayt_word="LizardSquad" data-scaytid="22">LizardSquad</span></a></p>— Lizard Squad (<span data-scayt_word="@LizardPatrol" data-scaytid="21">@LizardPatrol</span>) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/539605681477668864">December 2, 2014</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sony had it worse.</p>— Lizard Squad (<span data-scayt_word="@LizardPatrol" data-scaytid="24">@LizardPatrol</span>) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/539609632982204417">December 2, 2014</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Who's next? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LizardSquad?src=hash">#<span data-scayt_word="LizardSquad" data-scaytid="26">LizardSquad</span></a></p>— Lizard Squad (<span data-scayt_word="@LizardPatrol" data-scaytid="25">@LizardPatrol</span>) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/539630738933817344">December 2, 2014</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="view view-node-gallery-gallery-image-views view-id-node_gallery_gallery_image_views view-display-id-page_2 view-dom-id-2">
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Xbox 360XBox LiveXBox OneTue, 02 Dec 2014 05:48:38 +0000Staff33408 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.comWalmart 2014 Black Friday Ad: PS4, XBox One & Morehttp://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart-2014-black-friday-ad-ps4-xbox-one-wiiu-more
<p>Walmart has released their 2014 <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/black-friday">Black Friday</a> ad, which contains all their deals.</p><p>The store will be opening at <span data-scayt_word="6pm" data-scaytid="27">6pm</span> ET Thursday on Thanksgiving.</p><p><strong>Related:</strong> <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/content/target-2014-black-friday-ad-ps4-xbox-one-more">View the Target 2014 Black Friday ad</a>.</p><p>Among some of the notable deals at Walmart for Black Friday includes (subject to availability):</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;"><span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="28">XBox</span> One: Master Chief Halo Bundle for $329.00 with $30.00 Walmart Gift Card.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;"><span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="29">XBox</span> One: Assassin's Creed Unity Bundle for $329.99.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;"><span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="30">XBox</span> One Walmart exclusive, choice of game and 12 months of LIVE for $379.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">50% off <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="31">XBox</span> One Live card</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;"><span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="32">PS4</span> Grand Theft Auto 5 and The Last Of Us Bundle for $399.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;"><span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="33">PS4</span> Walmart exclusive Grand Theft Auto 5 bundle and choice of two games for $449.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Various <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="34">XBox</span> One, <span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="37">PS4</span>, <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="35">XBox</span> 360, <span data-scayt_word="PS3" data-scaytid="39">PS3</span>, Wii U and PC games for $15-$35.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Call of Duty Advanced Warfare <span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="38">PS4</span> and <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="36">XBox</span> One for $49. <span data-scayt_word="PS3" data-scaytid="49">PS3</span> and <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="48">XBox</span> 360 - $39.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Disney Infinity and <span data-scayt_word="Skylander" data-scaytid="42">Skylander</span> Trap Force starter packs for $37. Figures at $9.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Nintendo <span data-scayt_word="3DS" data-scaytid="43">3DS</span> XL Super Mario Bros. 2 Gold Edition Bundle for $149.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">DVDs and <span data-scayt_word="Blu-Rays" data-scaytid="44">Blu-Rays</span> range from $1.96-$9.96.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">60" flat screen for $498; 32" flat screen for $98.</p><p>Click any image to enlarge and launch viewer for the Walmart Black Friday ad.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser">
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</div> Black Fridayps3PS4WalmartWii UXbox 360XBox OneThu, 13 Nov 2014 14:42:03 +0000Staff32856 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.comThe Avengers Coming To MineCraft For XBox 360http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/avengers-come-minecraft-xbox-360
<p>The Avengers skins are now avaible for the XBox 360 edition of MineCraft.</p><p>The price is $2.99.</p><p><strong>Update:</strong> The pack should be released soon.</p><p><strong>Update #2:</strong> Released on Monday, December 23rd.</p><blockquote><p>All 35 of the following skins will be available in "Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition": Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Nick Fury, A-Bomb, Abomination, AIM Agent, Ant-Man, Arnim Zola, Black Panther, Captain America (Bucky Barnes), Falcon, Giant-Man, Hydra Agent, Iron Man Mark 1, Iron Man Mark 7, Iron Man Mark 16, Iron Man Mark 41, Iron Man Mark 42, Iron Patriot, Wasp, Kang, Loki, Moon Knight, Red Hulk, Red Skull, Spider-Woman, Taskmaster, Vision, Maria Hill, Agent Coulson, Leader, Hercules, Hawkeye, and Black Widow.</p></blockquote><p>Check out some screen shots:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/minecraft-avengers-1.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/minecraft-avengers-1.jpg" alt="12681" title="" width="600" height="338" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/minecraft-avengers-2.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/minecraft-avengers-2.jpg" alt="12682" title="" width="600" height="338" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/minecraft-avengers-3.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/minecraft-avengers-3.jpg" alt="12683" title="" width="600" height="338" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/minecraft-avengers-4.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/minecraft-avengers-4.jpg" alt="12684" title="" width="600" height="338" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><div class="view view-node-gallery-gallery-image-views view-id-node_gallery_gallery_image_views view-display-id-page_2 view-dom-id-4">
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<p>Black Friday is only a couple weeks away, and now Walmart has made their full ad available.&nbsp;</p><p>We see the Black Friday deals start as early as <span data-scayt_word="6pm" data-scaytid="5">6pm</span> on Thursday, November <span data-scayt_word="28th" data-scaytid="14">28th</span> - Thanksgiving!</p><p>From <span data-scayt_word="6pm" data-scaytid="17">6pm</span>-7pm Walmart will have an in-store guarantee on a few items, and if the items sell out they will ship it to you by Christmas.</p><p>Some of the guaranteed goodies include an iPad mini for $299, <em>Call of Duty: Ghosts</em> for $39.96, a couple flat-screen TVs and a laptop.</p><p><strong>Regular items:</strong></p><p>The <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart2jpg" target="_blank"><span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="33">PS4</span> and <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="36">XBox</span> One</a> will &nbsp;be available, though it doesn't look like at a discount.</p><p>A good deal is found with either <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart2jpg" target="_blank">Disney Infinity or the <span data-scayt_word="Skylanders" data-scaytid="48">Skylanders</span> Swap</a> starter pack for only $38.96 as well as <span data-scayt_word="PS3" data-scaytid="57">PS3</span> and <span data-scayt_word="XBox" data-scaytid="61">XBox</span> 360 controllers for under forty bucks.</p><p>Select <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart3jpg" target="_blank">video game titles</a> will also be on sale for $10-$25 in addition to <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart4jpg" target="_blank"><span data-scayt_word="Blu-Rays" data-scaytid="77">Blu-Rays</span>&nbsp;and movies</a> from $1.96-$9.96.</p><p>A <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart15jpg" target="_blank">7" tablet for only $49</a> is also available. Other tablets range from <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart18jpg" target="_blank">$89 to $299 for the Samsung Galaxy 3</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart16jpg" target="_blank">40" LED for $17</a>8 isn't a bad deal with a <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart17jpg" target="_blank">70" for $998</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart19jpg" target="_blank">iPhone <span data-scayt_word="5c" data-scaytid="86">5c</span> is listed at $45</a>&nbsp;with the <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart19jpg" target="_blank"><span data-scayt_word="5s" data-scaytid="90">5s</span> for $189</a>.</p><p>31" giant-sized Batman or Superman are <a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walmart27jpg" target="_blank">only 20 bucks</a>.</p><p>Check out the Walmart Black Friday 2013 ad for more.</p><p><strong><a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/content/target-black-friday-2013-ad-ps3-xbox-ipad-tvs-more">Related: Target Black Friday Ad can be viewed here.</a></strong></p><p>Click any image to enlarge and launch viewer.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser">
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</div> Black FridayiPadiPhoneps3PS4WalmartXbox 360XBox OneTue, 12 Nov 2013 13:58:00 +0000Staff19262 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.comOfficial Call of Duty: Ghosts Gameplay Launch Trailer Now Onlinehttp://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/official-call-duty-ghosts-gameplay-launch-trailer-now-online
<p>Actvision has released the <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/call-duty-ghosts"><em>Call of Duty: Ghosts</em></a> gameplay launch trailer.</p><p>Outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched.<em> Call of Duty: Ghosts</em> takes players to a world altered by a devastating mass event. Following an elite squad of soldiers known as the "Ghosts," lead the fight back against a newly emerged global power. <em>Call of Duty: Ghosts </em>arrives 11.5.13.&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tUBcYogq-3M?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></p><div class="view view-node-gallery-gallery-image-views view-id-node_gallery_gallery_image_views view-display-id-page_2 view-dom-id-6">
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Call of Duty: Ghostsps3PS4Xbox 360XBOX: OneMon, 21 Oct 2013 17:33:23 +0000Staff18163 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.comGTA 5 Excitement and Next-Gen Considerationshttp://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/gta-5-excitement-and-next-gen-considerations
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="1">GTA</span> 5 Excitement and Next Gen Considerations</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>By: Lawrence Napoli</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/gta5-ps3.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right 0'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/205_width/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/gta5-ps3.jpg" alt="11008" title="" width="205" height="236" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload 0 imagecache imagecache-205_width" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p>We are mere days away from the release of what everybody, their mothers, grandmothers and so on and so forth have dubbed as the biggest, best and de facto “Game of the Year” of 2013 in the form of <em>Grand Theft Auto 5</em>. Few video games these days have that legitimate, widespread and cultural excitement factor attached to its release, but then not every franchise is as impactful as the crown jewel of <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar’s" data-scaytid="3">Rockstar’s</span> library. <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="2">GTA</span> 5 was meant to have been released earlier than the tail end of this generation’s counsel cycle, but as it stands between Xbox 360 and <span data-scayt_word="PS3" data-scaytid="4">PS3</span>, the end has been loaded with so many software goodies that it begs the question whether we really “need” the Xbox One or <span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="5">PS4</span> this November. I certainly thought so since it’s been almost ten years since the HD generation launched with the 360 back in 2005. Thus, as soon as the rumors of the next gen started becoming more tangible, I began to consolidate my collection, played out the games I really wanted to revisit in my back log and traded in just about everything else once pre-orders commenced at <span data-scayt_word="GameStop" data-scaytid="6">GameStop</span>. Yet here we are talking about one of the biggest franchises in the gaming industry extending the current generation’s life cycle well into the next as nothing has been officially announced regarding this game on newer machines . . . yet.</p><p><strong>“You ain’t <span data-scayt_word="gotta" data-scaytid="7">gotta</span> like it ‘cause the hood gone love it.”</strong><br /><span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="8">GTA</span> 5 is currently the most expensive game created in video game history with a budget around $265 million dollars employing over 300 designers, artists and programmers to bring us the next evolution of <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="9">GTA</span>. If anyone had any doubts regarding “Triple A” game production mirroring Hollywood, just consider the immensity of that starting dollar amount. With such a huge investment on the front end, I found it incredibly curious how <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar" data-scaytid="17">Rockstar</span> had zero plans (publicly) to have this incredible game release with the next generation counsels. One would think it a no-brainer considering it would be an automatic attached software sale linked to every hardware unit sold. Other major franchises such as <em>Call of Duty </em>and <em>Assassin’s Creed</em> are completely on board with this initiative and releasing their software on as many platforms as possible maximizes their profitability. Yes, Activision and <span data-scayt_word="Ubisoft" data-scaytid="20">Ubisoft</span> are fans of money, but that doesn’t mean <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar" data-scaytid="18">Rockstar</span> isn’t. Pre-orders for <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="10">GTA</span> 5 on Xbox 360 and <span data-scayt_word="PS3" data-scaytid="12">PS3</span> alone seem to have units sold; outpacing even the annual <em>Call of Duty</em> juggernaut. Clearly, the people want their <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="11">GTA</span> now!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/gta-online.jpg" alt="11007" title="" width="600" height="301" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></p><p><strong>“All you hear is radio ga-ga.”</strong><br />For me, the only thing more exciting than the release of a marquee game is the release of a brand new and more powerful platform. When it was announced that <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="22">GTA</span> 5 would not launch with the next generation I was disappointed; so much so that I was fully prepared to overlook <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="23">GTA</span> 5 this year because I knew (as everyone else seems to know) that this game will eventually exist for Xbox One and <span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="28">PS4</span> (and PC) at some point and probably sooner than later in 2014. This is a foregone conclusion what with <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar’s" data-scaytid="29">Rockstar’s</span> history of “Game of the Year” re-releases for several titles in their library. Money seems to get tighter and tighter, and so I chose the next generation plus <em>Watch Dogs</em> as my primary entertainment later this year, but then I had an epiphany. I was honestly banking on two things to hold me over between now and November:<em> <span data-scayt_word="BioShock" data-scaytid="40">BioShock</span> Infinite</em> <span data-scayt_word="DLC" data-scaytid="41">DLC</span> and <em>The Last of Us</em> multiplayer. Unfortunately, the release timing for <span data-scayt_word="BioShock’s" data-scaytid="43"><em>BioShock</em>’s</span> <span data-scayt_word="DLC" data-scaytid="42">DLC</span> has been sluggish and <span data-scayt_word="TLoU" data-scaytid="44">TLoU</span> multiplayer, though satisfying at first, has become bland and frustrating recently. I found myself with a two month dead zone that nothing else in my back log would fulfill, and then details regarding <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="24">GTA</span> Online (the multiplayer extension of <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="25">GTA</span> 5) started to cycle about the internet and I was sold on getting on board ASAP! <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="26">GTA</span> Online, though not quite an <span data-scayt_word="MMO" data-scaytid="45">MMO</span> evolution of the franchise, offers the potential immersion, customization and variety of a multiplayer experience that <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="27">GTA</span> 4 failed to fully realize and few could have predicted as possible on the current generation. <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar’s" data-scaytid="30">Rockstar’s</span> well conceived advertising and information control campaign regarding this game was very compelling and with various online media entities broadcasting so much potential, I simply could not miss out.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/gta5w.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/gta5w.jpg" alt="11010" title="" width="600" height="337" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p><strong>“I don’t think Hank done it this way.”</strong><br />As anticipated as <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="46">GTA</span> 5 is, the timing of its release is curiously atypical for a “Triple A” title of its caliber. A game this big usually drops somewhere in the middle of a generation where developers have had plenty of experience with the hardware and the consumer base is already established and continues to grow. Software releases at the end of a generation are populated with more titles that exist on both generations than exclusives on one or the other to accommodate consumers who jump in feet first as well as those that hold back on the next generation. However, it is inevitable that developers will eventually cease all production on old technology. So far, <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar" data-scaytid="48">Rockstar</span> is banking on the current gen, but the dawn of a new generation means the virtual countdown for the current one has begun. We will see <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="47">GTA</span> 5 on next gen machines, but that game has been in development for a number of years and sometimes making a “port” of a finished product to run on beefier machines that can deliver better graphics and functionality isn’t as simple and cost-effective as one would think. <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar" data-scaytid="49">Rockstar</span> wants some return on its investment now before going further into the hole.</p><p>If <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar" data-scaytid="54">Rockstar</span> was determined to release this game this year, why do it so close to the launch date of the next generation for which you won’t even be participating in initially? First, you cannot argue with the allure of a Fall release and the enhanced sales every software title receives thanks to its proximity to the holidays. Historically, for games to take full advantage of retail promotions directly linked to Christmas, they tend to release in October. The genius of releasing in September gives <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="56">GTA</span> a full month of sales unopposed by any other major title which won’t appear until the likes of <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/lego-marvel-super-heroes"><em>Lego: Marvel Super Heroes</em></a>, <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/batman-arkham-origins"><em>Batman: <span data-scayt_word="Arkham" data-scaytid="67">Arkham</span> Origins</em></a>, <em>Assassin’s Creed 4</em> and <em>Battlefield 4</em> release in late October. By then, <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="57">GTA</span> Online will have hit its stride allowing <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="58">GTA</span> 5 to continue to compete with the rest of the major titles for the remainder of the Fall. This also leaves the window wide open for <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar" data-scaytid="55">Rockstar</span> to re-release <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="59">GTA</span> 5 with any and all <span data-scayt_word="DLC" data-scaytid="60">DLC</span> and enhanced features for the next generation as a “new” game based on a completed product sometime in the future.</p><p><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/gta-5-girl.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_left 0'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/205_width/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/gta-5-girl.jpg" alt="11009" title="" width="205" height="284" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload 0 imagecache imagecache-205_width" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p>Will the next generation release in November break this game’s momentum? I actually don’t think so, and the main reason for this will be consumer prudence regarding the new machines. Yes, it’s true that this upcoming generation has the best pre-order numbers of any previous generation, but the bulk of a counsel’s sales success is not solely determined by the launch window. Not every game enthusiast has $4-500 dollars to get in on the ground floor, and the shear existence of new machines means that the old ones will continue to get marked down, making the current generation much more lucrative especially when games like <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="69">GTA</span> 5 exist for machines that continue to get less expensive. Both Microsoft and Sony are talking about the healthy legs left on their current machines despite the excitement surrounding their new ones and this can only mean good things for <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="70">GTA</span> and <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar" data-scaytid="71">Rockstar</span>.</p><p>Hardcore gamers are the ones that are fueling the hype for the Xbox One and <span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="166">PS4</span>, and given the choice between playing <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="77">GTA</span> 5 on current or next gen counsels, most would prefer a more powerful machine. It remains to be seen how “upset” consumers who invest in the new technology right away might be once <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="78">GTA</span> 5 releases for the next generation, but much of that will be determined when that actually happens. If <span data-scayt_word="GTA" data-scaytid="79">GTA</span> 5 comes out for <span data-scayt_word="XB1" data-scaytid="90">XB1</span> and <span data-scayt_word="PS4" data-scaytid="76">PS4</span> in January of 2014, for instance, we might be witness to some severe responses on the internet. It would be interesting to see if <span data-scayt_word="Rockstar" data-scaytid="81">Rockstar</span> would spearhead <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/content/activision-announces-cheap-next-gen-upgrade-option-call-duty-ghosts">an upgrade campaign</a> similar to what <span data-scayt_word="GameStop" data-scaytid="83">GameStop</span> is doing in regards to consumers who want a certain game now, would also want it for next gen counsels, but don’t want to pay $59.99 twice for the same game. 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Grand Theft Auto 5PCps3PS4Rockstar GamesXbox 360XBox On3Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:25:15 +0000lawrencen17105 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.comThe Walking Dead Minecraft X-Box 360 Skin Screen Shotshttp://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/walking-dead-minecraft-x-box-360-skin-screen-shots
<p>TellTale Games announced a new skin for <em>MineCraft</em> for XBox 360 with <a href="http://television.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/walking-dead-0"><em>The Walking Dead</em></a> featuring&nbsp;Lee Everett, Kenny, Female Walker, Molly, Male Walker, Christa, and Omid.</p><p>Skin Pack 5 for<em>&nbsp;Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition</em>&nbsp;arrives Wednesday, July 31 at 160 Microsoft Points.&nbsp;</p><p>Here are a couple screen shots:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/skinpack5_walkingdead.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/skinpack5_walkingdead.jpg" alt="9836" title="" width="600" height="338" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/skinpack5_walking_dead_render.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/skinpack5_walking_dead_render.jpg" alt="9837" title="" width="600" height="356" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><div class="view view-node-gallery-gallery-image-views view-id-node_gallery_gallery_image_views view-display-id-page_2 view-dom-id-8">
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MinecraftTelltale GamesThe Walking DeadXbox 360Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:26:01 +0000editorm10116241 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.comE3: The Walking Dead: 400 Days Announced & Trailerhttp://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/e3-walking-dead-400-days-announced-trailer
<p>TellTale Games announced <em><a href="http://television.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/walking-dead-0">The Walking Dead</a>: 400 Days</em> at the <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/e3">E3</a> and released the following trailer.</p><p>The game will be available this Summer as a download for the&nbsp;<a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/xbox-360">XBLA</a>, <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/ps3">PS3</a>, PSVita, PC/Mac and iOS,&nbsp;and coming soon with Season One of&nbsp;<em>The Walking Dead: The Game&nbsp;</em>to PlayStation Vita for the first time.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About:</strong></p><p><em>The Walking Dead: 400 Days</em>&nbsp;chronicles the horrific aftermath of the undead outbreak through the eyes of five new characters as they struggle to survive the first 400 days of the apocalypse. Playable in any order, the five connected short stories are centered in and around a Georgia&nbsp;truck stop, where players will be thrust into horrifying situations that will test their morals and control the flow of the story through their decisions and actions.&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/shR53nX9v8c?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/twd-400-days.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/twd-400-days.jpg" alt="8642" title="" width="600" height="221" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><div class="view view-node-gallery-gallery-image-views view-id-node_gallery_gallery_image_views view-display-id-page_2 view-dom-id-9">
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E3ps3Telltale GamesThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead: 400 DaysXbox 360Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:08:25 +0000Staff15363 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.comE3: Mad Max Video Game Announced, Trailer & Screen Shotshttp://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/e3-mad-max-video-game-announced-trailer-screen-shots
<p>WB and Avalanche Studios announced a new <em>Mad Max </em>video game coming in 2014, releasing a trailer and following screen shots at the <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/e3">E3</a>.</p><p><strong>About:</strong></p><p>Play as Mad Max, a lone warrior who must embark on a dangerous journey&nbsp;after his Interceptor is stolen by a deadly gang of marauders. A reluctant&nbsp;hero with an instinct for survival, Max wants nothing more than to leave&nbsp;the madness behind and find solace in the storied “Plains of Silence”.&nbsp;</p><p id="id_51b6977a4434b4c44392476"><strong>KEY FEATURES</strong><br /><br /><strong>Be Mad Max</strong><br />* Become the legendary lone warrior as you craft and upgrade his equipment and weapons in order to survive in a brutal post-apocalyptic world<br />* Fight with savage moves and combos to brutalize the deranged bandits of the Wasteland<br /><br /><strong>Intense Vehicular Comba</strong>t<br />* Engage in dynamic, physics-based vehicular combat, taking down enemy vehicles with a slew of deadly weapons and customizable parts<br />* Choose from different car bodies and construct the ultimate war vehicle with dozens of upgrade combinations&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>Brave the Wasteland</strong><br />* Explore an immense post-apocalyptic open world full of unique missions and side quests&nbsp;<br />* Scavenge every scrap you can find to build upgrades for your equipment and vehicles<br />* Take down eccentric bandits &amp; gangs that roam the Wasteland</p><p>General Information</p><p><strong>GENRE:</strong> Open World / 3rd Person Action<br /><br /><strong>PLATFORMS:</strong> <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/ps4">PS4</a>, <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/xbox-one">Xbox One</a>, <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/ps3">PS3</a>, <a href="http://videogames.cosmicbooknews.com/category/tags/xbox-360">X360</a>, PC<br /><br /><strong>DEVELOPER:</strong> Avalanche Studios<br /><br /><strong>PLAYERS:</strong> Single Player&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VBpDO45cJms?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/mad-max-video-game-1.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/mad-max-video-game-1.jpg" alt="8620" title="" width="600" height="338" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/mad-max-video-game-2.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/mad-max-video-game-2.jpg" alt="8621" title="" width="600" height="338" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/mad-max-video-game-3.jpg" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/mad-max-video-game-3.jpg" alt="8622" title="" width="600" height="338" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/template.php?src=/sites/default/files/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/mad-max-coming-2014.png" target="_blank"><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_none imgupl_styles_brdr'><img src="http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600_wide/wysiwyg_imageupload/1/mad-max-coming-2014.png" alt="8623" title="" width="600" height="222" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_brdr imagecache imagecache-600_wide" style=""/> <span class='image_meta'></span></span></a></p><p><strong>Update:</strong></p><p><em>Press Release</em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces post-apocalyptic open world action game Mad Max</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Debuting for Next-Gen, Current-Gen Consoles and PC in 2014</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>LONDON UK. – 11th&nbsp;June, 2013 –&nbsp;Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced&nbsp;Mad Max&nbsp;, a new open world, third-person action&nbsp;game where players become Mad Max, a lone warrior&nbsp;in a savage post-apocalyptic world where cars are the key to survival.&nbsp;The game will debut for PlayStation®4, Xbox One® the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 system and Windows® PC.</p><p>Scheduled for release in 2014,&nbsp;Mad Max&nbsp;will deliver dynamic, open-world gameplay where gamers fight to stay alive in The Wasteland, using brutal on-ground and vehicular combat against vicious gangs of bandits. Players are challenged with treacherous missions as they scavenge the dangerous landscape for supplies to build the ultimate combat vehicle.<br /><br />“&nbsp;Mad Max&nbsp;places gamers directly into the driver’s seat of their ultimate customized vehicle to battle it out in the action-packed, open world of The Wasteland,” saidSamantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production &amp; Development,&nbsp;Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “We are very pleased to work with Avalanche Studios to provide a next generation gaming experience with&nbsp;robust fighting paired with dynamic vehicular combat."<br /><br />“Over a decade of creating open world experiences has led us to this point,” said Christofer Sundberg, Avalanche Studios Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer. “The Wasteland lends itself incredibly well to the high level of player freedom with which Avalanche Studios has become synonymous. This unforgiving environment inspired us to create a gritty and perse experience where driving, fighting and scavenging are essential for survival.”<br /><br />Mad Max&nbsp;is under&nbsp;development by Avalanche Studios. For more information, visit&nbsp;<gp_link loc="//www.madmaxgame.com" type="http">www.madmaxgame.com</gp_link>,&nbsp;<a>Facebook.com/MadMaxGame</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a>Twitter.com/MadMaxGame</a>.</p><div class="view view-node-gallery-gallery-image-views view-id-node_gallery_gallery_image_views view-display-id-page_2 view-dom-id-10">
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Avalanche StudiosE3Mad Maxps3PS4Xbox 360XBox OneTue, 11 Jun 2013 03:23:58 +0000Staff15353 at http://www.cosmicbooknews.com